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High Wind in Sierra County Lakes, New Mexico

High Wind March 6, 2025 · Sierra County Lakes, New Mexico

58 mph
Measured gust (50 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

The Truth or Consequences Airport ASOS reported a peak gust of 58 mph.

The wider storm

A strong upper low was moving through the Great Basin with a 150 knot jet entering into western New Mexico. A deep surface low over eastern Colorado brought a tight pressure gradient across southern New Mexico bringing wind gusts to 80 mph along with near zero visibilities with blowing dust.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1245879. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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